‘Dark electro / Disco noir’ is what I call a certain type of music referencing or sampling certain horror movie soundtracks from Goblin to John Carpenter that’s popped up recently in certain electro / electro house quarters, and it’s a music that I can connect to for several reasons, it’s dark and broody and seems to fit the state of the nation at the moment (and I also love the music of those 70s and 80s horror movies).

It seems like a lot of new bands from the French (Zombie Zombie, NOTe Found, daRoc, Justice, Maesthelvin, Mustard Pimp) to the British (Padded Cell, Emperor Machine, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Sisters of Transistors) and even further outposts (Rico Tubbs, Tsk Tsk, Presets, Supermayer) have a common basis to me, so this is also a manifesto of sorts linking these bands together with older and less obvious inspirations (or just my guilty pleasures!) such as Fad Gadget, David Shrigley, Meat Beat Manifesto and Peter Gabriel.

So although not a ‘Halloween’ mix I’ve mixed together these horror-inspired tracks with some of the original tracks that I think inspired them, and thrown in some horror movie samples (can you spot where they are from?) as a nod to Halloween…and this is the first in a series. It’s also the first mix I’ve done in Ableton.

Thanks go out to several blogs that have helped inspire this in posting various tracks, and are blogs I regularly read also:

• Discodust
• Discoworkout
• Valerie
• Trashbagkids

Instamatic – Dark mix 1 Remember a Monster mix is not just for Halloween (113Mb, 109 mins)

• Justice – Planisphere 1/2
• NOTe Found – Error 403
• Zombie Zombie – What’s happening in the city ?
• Fad Gadget – State Of The Nation
• Late Of The Pier – The Bears Are Coming (Emperor Machine Remix)
• Padded Cell – Savage Skulls (Extended Version)
• Fad Gadget – 4m
• Maethelvin – Lost In Big City
• John Carpenter – The Bank Robbery
• David Shrigley – Loathsome
• Sage Francis – Civil Obedience
• Fad Gadget – Love Parasite
• John Carpenter – Escape From New York
• The Sisters of Transistors – the Don
• Padded Cell – World Of Mouth
• Fad Gadget – 4m
• Rufus Wainwright – Tiergarten (Supermayer Remix)
• Padded Cell – Far Beneath London
• John Carpenter – The End
• Meat Beat Manifesto – Oblivion/Humans
• TSK TSK – Un-Mustered
• Peter Gabriel – Of These, Hope
• The Presets – Girl and the Sea
• Justice – Phantom Pt2 (Soulwax Remix)
• John Carpenter – The Shape Stalks Laurie
• Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Weird Science
• Detroit Grand Pubahs – If Snow Was Black
• The Presets – Kicking and Screaming
• David Shrigley – The Jist
• SebastiAn – Victimo
• John Carpenter – Arrival At The Library
• Ragga Twins – The Homeless Problem
• Giorgio Moroder – If You Weren’t Afraid
• Mustard Pimp – Zombie Revenge
• Rico Tubbs – Gangsters (Original Mix)
• Mustard Pimp – Oh la la Satan (Stereoheroes Remix)
• Glowstyx – 7 Daze
• Legowelt – Electro Race
• Vangelis – End Titles
• DaRoc vs Preston Park – Serie B aka The Ice Entrance
• Eric Idle – That’s Death

When spooky things come a knocking in the middle of the night, don’t worry it’s just some GothPop Duboriffic SpookStep, strictly rockers (with dead mothers in them)….

Ring ring! Why do they always answer? (70Mb, 91mins) http://media.libsyn.com/media/radioclash/rc_137.mp3

Trickortreatlist:

• AK – Ghostbusters
• Noel Anthony – Zombie Jamboree (from Music for Maniacs)
• Celebrity Murder Party – The 13 Sins of Scooby Doo (from BBI/Mashuptown’s Mashup Massacre)
• Luvbug Starski – Amityville
• ToTom – Feel Good Devil
• Bozilla ft Penny Polterghoost – Zombie Action Plan (from EOTMC)
• Zooming On the Zoo – Go To Hell (from La Chiesa soundtrack)
• Lupe Fiasco – The Cool (from Food & Liquor)
• Bloc Party – Hunting for Witches (Ruckus Roboticus remix)
• Gershon Kingsley – Hey Hey
• RIAA – Always Another Sucker On The Vine
• Pulsallama – The Devil Lives In My Husband’s Body
• Young Punx and LBJ – Dancing with the devil
• Creasos – Give me a werewolf tonight (from BBI/Mashuptown’s Mashup Massacre)
• Mehrlicht – DIES IRAE
• High Contrast – The Ghost of Jungle Past (from Tough Guys Don’t Dance)
• controlfreak – Hell Hounds (remixed by Chaos Royale)
• Coil – Are you Shivering?
• Slaraffenland – Paranoid Android (from Stereogum Presents… OKX: A Tribute To OK Computer)
• Appleblim – Fear
• Skream – Tortured Soul
• controlfreak – Leap of Faith
• The Moontrekkers – Night Of The Vampire

It’s rare that I actually talk Clash-things and Joe Strummer here on Radio Clash – I feel guilty about that; the man and the band were great and I’m squatting the name. Then again rather than nostalgia I try and embody the likes of Strummer and Peel in my music choices; I want to excite people about music new and old like they did.

A few Saturday’s ago I saw the new Julien Temple film ‘The Future is Unwritten’ - if you have a chance go see it, even if you know little about Joe or the Clash it’s such a positive film – here is what I wrote:

Amazing, best film this year so far. Words do not say how good this film is, it really manages to sum up Joe in his own words, and include many people from his past, and create a few laughs and unknown bits about the man.

It’s mostly based around his World Service radio spots – I have 4 of these and they are GREAT listening, he was a brilliant radio DJ and an inspiration to Radio Clash, along with Mr Peel. I wish I could be as verbose and wise in my links!

Oh and as soon as the DVD is out expect loads of White Riot boots. Someone SOMEWHERE has early video of the Clash in the studio with Joe doing the vocals with no backing….which started the film. Wow. I’d love to see that video.

What I liked about it most was the message – the future is indeed unwritten and people are the key. I was walking around after without my iPod glued to my ears and went to XXL after because of that, the film gave me confidence and made little old sociopathic me see that people are where it’s at.

I bought the soundtrack today; nice that it features the demo of White Riot, and the music and chat from the World Service broadcasts, have you ever wondered what those sounded like in full?

Well, if you’re subscribe to the feed or download the files below now you just might find out

Listen to one of the inspirations to Radio Clash, along with Mr Peel. I wonder if there are more?

• London Calling Show 1 (MP3, 26Mb)
• London Calling Show 2 (MP3, 27Mb)
• London Calling Show 3 (MP3, 27Mb)
• London Calling Show 4 (MP3, 27Mb)
  

I was in Trier and got a phone call from Scott from the Night Nurse Show during his Thursday show letting me know I was in last week’s Time Out – Natasha (also from the NN Show) spotted it!

Big thanks to Scott and Natasha for letting me know, he even typed it up:

This music podcast originates for our own dear London town and is put together by a man who wishes to be known only as Tim, to avoid, as he puts it, ‘copyright stormtrooper crashing through my windows’. Tim is a mash-up fan, so you get plenty of those, as well as interesting remakes, remixes and anything else that takes his fancy. It’s the ideal mix of old stuff you’d forgotten you liked, new stuff you want to hear more of, and weird stuff that just makes you think ‘humph-weird’. Tim is adamant that he doesn’t want his podcast – already over 100 downloads (???) old with no signs of flagging – turning into a job or making any money, which is endearing in this cynical world. If you’re looking for a summery bank holiday soundtrack, try no. 116 (called Born to Synthesise) which features everyone from London Elektricity to Ivor Cutler, Public Enemy to ELO.

Funnily enough my name is Tim, LOL. Thank you Time Out people! May I suggest excellent London-based The Night Nurse Show for a future review?

Life is hectic, and the soundtrack is eclectic, so for one night Radio Clash is both…includes an exclusive teaser mix by Jeb of 50 Pound Note of the type of music in his set at the first Radio Clash night. OK I’ll stop plugging it now….:-D

Click to the beat of the drummydrumdrum (48Mb, 78mins): http://www.realityengine.co.uk/radioclash/show-archive/rc_95.mp3

Notes

• Who Boys – Pump up the Pumpkin
• Mutant gets plugged…again
• Eclectic Kettle, original and best and slighty steamy with a hobnob underside

Anatomy of a Set mix:

• Carter USM – Panic
• Riot in Belgium – La Musique
• Bingo Starr – Jive Selecta
• Blind Guardian – Mr Sandman
• Cookie Crew – Got To Keep On
• Gang of Four – To Hell With Poverty
• Sparks – Something for the Girl Who Has Everything
• Fall – F’Oldin Money
• Jimmi Jammes – Trippin
• RD Burman – One Two Cha Cha Cha
• Shirley Ellis – ever see a diver kiss his wife while the bubbles bounce about above the water
• Leonard Cohen – Don’t Go Home With Your Hard-On
• Datarock – Sex You Up
• Wolfcry – Enola Gay
• DJ Lumpy – Higher State of Raam

50 Pound Note @ Radio Clash: Hectic Ecletic teaser mix:

• Bizarre Love Triangle (Richard X Remix) by Gnu Odor
• Conquistador (£50 Note Mix) by Momus (preview of Kiss The Future Vol. 4)
• We Share Our Mothers’ Health (Trentemoller Remix) by The Knife (from KTFv.3)
• When I Come Back Around (Freeform Reform) by Jamie Lidell (preview of
• KTFv.4)

• Barton Carroll – Dark End Of The Street